Jared Remy pleads not guilty in murder of Taunton High grad; held without bail

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Oct 8, 2013 at 12:01 AMOct 8, 2013 at 8:15 AM

Jared Remy pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn to charges of killing his girlfriend.

Remy, 35, the son of Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, was arrested on Aug. 15 and charged with stabbing Jennifer Martel, 27, a Taunton High School graduate, several times at their Stearns Hill Road home in Waltham.

Eli Sherman

Jared Remy pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn to charges of killing his girlfriend.

Remy, 35, the son of Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy, was arrested on Aug. 15 and charged with stabbing Jennifer Martel, 27, a Taunton High School graduate, several times at their Stearns Hill Road home in Waltham.

Clerk Magistrate Michael Sullivan ordered Remy held without bail. The defense did not argue against the prosecution's request for no bail.

A Middlesex Grand Jury indicted Remy on Sept. 24 on charges of murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, assault with a dangerous weapon, assault and battery, and violating a restraining order.

Remy, wearing a dark blazer and a light collared shirt at his arraignment in superior court, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Appearing behind a glass window and sporting a thin beard, Remy looked smaller than he did at his previous arraignment in Waltham District Court.

Remy was fired from his Fenway Park security job in 2009 after he and another guard were implicated in a steroid scandal.

When asked why Remy looked so different from his last court appearance, defense attorney Edward Ryan Jr. blamed it on "bad photography." Remy is not a "menacing bull" like he's been depicted, said Ryan, refusing to comment on questions about steroid use.

Ryan said Remy was an "emotional mess."

In a hearing prior to the arraignment, prosecutors requested filing a statement of the case, which details facts about the charges. Ryan argued against the filing, calling it "inflammatory" and "self-serving." Judge Kathe Tuttman decided that the statement should not be filed at this time. A hearing to argue the motion is scheduled for Oct. 15 at 2 p.m.

Assistant District Attorney Lisa McGovern said prosecutors would seek a sentence of life without parole.

A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Oct. 28.

Remy's parents were not present at the arraignment. Jerry Remy announced shortly after his son's arrest that he would not be returning to the Red Sox broadcast booth this season.

Members of Martel's family declined to comment after the arraignment.

Remy was arrested on Aug. 13, two days prior to Martel’s death, and charged with assaulting Martel. Remy was released the following day on personal recognizance after his arraignment in Waltham. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan has begun an independent review of that case.

Before Remy's most recent arrest, 14 criminal complaints had been filed against him in Waltham District Court since 1998. The district includes Waltham, Weston and Watertown.

The complaints include eight charges of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and three assault and battery charges, according to court documents.

Three restraining orders have been taken out under Remy’s name since 2005. He was the defendant in two and the plaintiff in one, court documents said.

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